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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2012
Masaya Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaya Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an embodiment, a workflow processing apparatus is connected to a network and obtains a file over the network. The workflow processing apparatus includes: a file analyzing unit, a workflow selecting unit, and a workflow processing unit. The file analyzing that extracts information for use in classification of the file from a file name assigned to the file as bibliographic data and stores the bibliographic data as being associated with the file in a temporary storage area. The workflow selecting unit obtains the file and the bibliographic data stored in the temporary storage area, determines an operation to be performed according to the bibliographic data, and selects a workflow for performing the determined operation from preset multiple workflows. The workflow processing unit processes the file according to the selected workflow.
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